398,870 people. According to the announcement issued by Guizhou Education Bureau, as of June 5, 2023, there were 398,870 students in Qiandongnan. Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, referred to as Qiandongnan for short, is an autonomous prefecture under the jurisdiction of Guizhou Province in People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the southeast of Guizhou Province, bordering Hunan in the east and Guangxi in the south.